To be fair Zombies require reanimating corpses and there’s enough nuances alone for Zombies as is that the difference between Infected and Zombies really differ between the two.
and not all zombies eat Brains, that wasn’t really popularized til the 80’s with ROTLD.
28 Series is an example of Infection Apocalyptic Scenarios that was mimicked in games like Left 4 Dead.
There’s no being fair here - take a moment to think that you’ve out-Heisy-ed Heisenberg. 
Well, technically the definition of what constitutes a “zombie” has shifted since Romero made Night of the Living Dead, from its original term to now meaning pretty much anything physically dead and resurrected, or anything mindless and/or able to be fully controlled by another without being physically dead. The Infected of the 28 series fit into this later category because of the “mindless” aspect, or in their case, mindless to all but their single drive of killing everything they see that’s not infected. So they still qualify as zombies of the not-undead variety.
What about the Alpha in 28 Years, who demonstrated tactical intelligence and sex drive?
A) Haven’t seen it. B) “Enhanced” zombies are a thing in a lot of fiction since the late 90s.
I really liked it! Later I found out that it had a very mixed reception and many fans were unhappy with it. I didn’t know that going in and didn’t feel disappointed at end credits. 
I liked it on its own merits.
I blame you for this, @scat1620 
Just watched Dust Bunny with my dad. I really enjoyed it
Tonight I saw A Quiet Place: Day One. I quite enjoyed it!
A lot of post-apocalypse stories tend to only give you glimpses of the before-times or the inciting event that caused it, and while the previous movies did do some of that, this film focuses entirely on the downfall of humanity in the face of this deadly alien invasion.
Plus it’s a more city-focused entry to the series that mostly only covers woodsy areas and small town communities.
The build-up is nice an slow up until things get explosively chaotic. I loved the introduction of the Death Angel Monsters in a cloud of smoke, made it really interesting for the characters to have to figure out the threat all while everything is just going haywire in the city. Then it kiiinda cuts really quickly to everyone figuring out the whole noise=death thing, thanks to the main character getting knocked out and then woken up in a safe place by someone who’s already figured it out
And I feel like some of the sound-based tension is a little mixed up in this film. There’s a spooky scene in which a whole crowd of people is “silently” walking down a street, and supposedly that’s just not enough to attract any monsters? But then later, as someone accidentally knocks over a briefcase inside an empty office lobby, it triggers a huge chase with dozens of the monsters from around the building. And even near the very start, when Sam wakes up in the quiet theatre, people are already barely whispering to each other, when I’m sure if they’d closed any and all doors, there could at least be one conversation happening in the room somewhere. Huh?
But it’s cool to see helicopters flying around, and a much larger group of people trying to survive in the open, crumbling city both from the monsters jumping across rooftops and the military bombing around the city. (While the monsters chase these flying giant sounds)
What I found most compelling and interesting is the main crux of the journey for Sam, the main character. She has cancer, and her many death-deadlines have already passed, so she’s expecting it any day, basically. When the world starts to end, her priority isn’t getting somewhere safe and well-protected. It’s to go to Harlem and get one last slice of pizza from her favorite restaurant before she can’t anymore!
It’s a little silly, but it’s played with a bit of a darkly-comedic emotional core, and I found that really refreshing for a type of movie that usually goes: “we must make it to the [LAST SAFE PLACE]”
Lupita Nyong’o plays Sam, the lead character.
And she’s joined by Joseph Quinn partway through, who plays Eric, this adorable sad puppy-dog of a man who she reluctantly tries to help amid the chaos. 
Did not expect to like his character so much, but he played meek and pathetic really well. (in a realistic, endearing way, his character is all alone in a foreign country, so of course he’d be terrified)
There is also Sam’s support cat in the movie, named Frodo (who I don’t think is ever mentioned, but that’s what the subtitles said) and I was SO scared they were gonna kill him off. They didn’t kill off the cat. 
NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE !!! Oh my gosh I just saw it the other day and it was hilariously fun. Oh my gosh I love it so much, it was ridiculous.
It’s definitely going up there in the list for top Toronto movies alongside Scott Pilgrim. So neat to recognize landmarks and your home town in a cinema.
(It’s a blockbuster movie now it made BANK on its opening weekend, aw yeah)
I know nothing about Nirvanna the Band or that they had a The Show before, but I heard a lot of good word-of-mouth praise for this film leading up to its release, that you don’t really need to know anything about the group other than they’re a comedy duo, and yeah, that’s all I knew.
What I wasn’t prepared for was a very silly very fun parody of Back to the Future that had a lot of audience-roaring laughs, this was fun to see alongside others (and the showing we went to in the afternoon was pretty packed!)
If you’re not intrigued yet, let me just spell it out for you:
My favourite part had to be the jabs at their own movie, especially the
“This is going to be a Copyright NIGHTMARE. If you’re seeing this in theatres, consider yourself lucky, there’s only going to be ONE showing of this, that’s it!”
Also I just found out tonight that these are the same guys who that Wii Shop Wednesday twiiter account keeps reposting! It’s Update Day!!
There’s tons of good movies coming out already this year I have yet to see too: Iron Lung, Send Help, Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die, No Other Choice, agh yeah cinema…
This is true, fun fact about United States Fair Use law.
you can technically use any copyrighted material in any project so long as it has relevance.
In the case of Nirvana The Band The Show The Web-series, Nirvana The Band The Show The Television Series, and Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie Matt and Jay have really pushed boundaries on fair use.
First Episode of the TV Series they’re constantly referencing Jurassic Park and using it as inspiration. This in turn leads to them watching the movie and recording footage of the film as they watch it cause it pertains to the plot of the episode. Usually if you just incorporate clips without good reasons it would be a legal nightmare but because of their knowledge of Fair Use Law they can touch anything so long as it’s incorporated into the plot in a meaningful way.
This is the one instance where I implore people to do a Deep Dive on Nirvana The Band cause it’s some of the best things from mid 2000’s internet that got a television series that is some of the funniest content you can consume, and managed to get a movie that will perform terribly but will most definitely get cult status.
Looking into this a lot more, wow yeah they’ve really looked into the legalese of this and done things not typically done before on film just for the love of the art, because it would enhance the story they’re making.
Matt Johnson talks a lot in this video, but spits straight fire 
about Fair Use (having it be tied inextricably to your plot) and “better for filmmakers to get forgiveness than permission” 
interesting
Also crazy to see how SMART Johnson is since his character is a complete idiot.
Saw the final showing of Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie at the nearest theater that was showing it.
had my partner go into it blind and it was a success.
loved the film. If you get the chance to see it before it’s gone cause it’s only in theaters for a week.
The Secret Agent (2026)
By far and away the best Brazilian film I’ve ever seen.
I’ve only seen two Brazilian films.
The other one was City Of God.
Genuinely struggling to think of a better film I’ve seen in this decade. 10/10 instant classic. Wagner Moura (of Narcos Escobar fame, and a.k.a. the man who makes Pedro Pascal look like Discount Wagner Moura) stars as a man laying low in 1977 Recife, in a deceptively simple tale that conversely defies any attempts to have its essence briefly summarised in a way that captures the heart of the film. Astonishing and huge ensemble cast of character actors who are utterly believable as real actual people in their many varied roles. Equally thrilling camera work and soundtrack. A story which constantly had me wondering where it would go next, and always surprising me for the better. The final screen performance of Udo Kier.
Sitting in the car park trying to process what I’ve just seen, tbh. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so bewildered and entranced at the same time.
A total MUST see.
Thank you for the rec. It looks great. Bumped to top of the list.
Thanks for bringing my attention to this. Will add it to my to-watch list.
If you want more Wagner Moura at his finest, you absolutely positively have to watch his breakout performance in the Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad) movies. First one is a classic, but the sequel is peak cinema. (and you’ll also see where R* took inspiration for Max Payne 3)
Yeah, Elite Squad has been on my radar for years now but I’ve never got round to it… time to fix that error!
‘Man on Fire’ as well, including the cinematographic subtitles style was taken from this movie Denzel Washington kicking butt in relentless pursuit of an endangered innocent
Yeeeessss
Ever since I saw this movie, it has me so so enchanted. Looking up tons of details and interviews on how it was made.
Like, the CN Tower stunt, for one thing. Matt and Jay say they’ll never fully reveal how they got it into the film since they might get in trouble, but from what little details they’ve revealed, it’s still really fascinating.
There is 100% no way the stunt was real since at the very least I would have heard of it on the news if two guys jumped off the CN Tower and parachuted down willingly.
However, what we do know is 100% real is:
them getting past security on the ground floor, even with their parachute backpacks and the pair of scissors. They fully expected to be turned away.
The SkyWalk footage of them was real, as everyone recieves a complimentary video of the experience as part of attending it.
Then from there they must have done some VFX magic with adding them into the footage jumping off and landing on the SkyDome.
Another interesting thing is that a lot of the “old 2008” footage with their younger selves is completely real footage of their younger selves. Mostly just unused footage from their original web series.
Which again, probably with the magic of VFX and editing, they can manage to have scenes involving their 2025 and 2008 characters interacting.
Also potentially could mean that the 2008 shots of Yonge Dundas Square featuring ads for The Dark Knight, GTA 4, and Apple, was real from that time period.
However long this movie was planned out I have no idea, but maaaan, what a wildly creative film and I think I’m totally gonna see it again to reexperience it (and catch details I might have missed at first).
It’s not on youtube yet, I wish I could link it, but I’ve listened to the Score of the film and a few tracks from Back to the Future 1. It’s wild how uncannily similar in style and motifs they made the music, yet distinct enough to not be plagiarism.
Scream 7
Nostalgia riddled, underwhelming, and arguably the worst in the series where there isn’t really a “bad” entry.
I can’t continue talking about this without acknowledging the Controversy that is Melissa Barrera. The film suffers in a multitude of ways because of everything that unfolded and it requires a suspension of disbelief since Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera aren’t really acknowledged which makes the Meeks Twins involvement in the film especially jarring. The New York incident is mentioned but the finer details aren’t.
Violence is probably on par with Scream 2. The film is violent but it doesn’t really push the envelope.
Third Act Reveal is very underwhelming since the people behind the mask have a very small amount of screen time.
Usage of AI in the plot… it’s fine, but a little too on the nose with a very cringy line that involves a deepfake.
Handling of a specific fan theory, doesn’t confirm or deny anything, but it comes off as them keeping an ace up their sleeves in the event they need to bring a specific character back in the future.
I’m trying to give a vague review without getting into detailed spoilers but it’s hard. So I’ll just conclude with this.
The movie is probably the weakest entry in the series.
